An analysis of the patterns and processes of organic evolution. History and philosophy of evolutionary thought; the different lines of evidence and fields of inquiry that bear on the understanding of evolution. The major features and processes of evolution through geologic times; the generation of new forms and new lineages; extinction; population processes of selection, adaptation, and other forces; genetics, genomics, and the molecular basis of evolution; evolutionary developmental biology; sexual selection; behavorial evolution; applications of evolutionary biology to medical, agricultural, conservational, and anthropological research.

DIS 107 is only for Grad students

Please email ibenroll@berkeley.edu if you are a grad student that interested in enrolling in this course.

Credit Restrictions

Students will receive no credit for INTEGBI 160 after completing ZOOLOGY 109.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills